Are You Protecting Your Reputation With A Plan? Neglecting reputation can be costly With polls showing that global executives attribute a whopping 63% of their company’s market value to its overall reputation, it seems most in the know would agree …
Shell’s Apology For Purchasing Russian Oil During Ukraine Crisis
When the people speak, corporations listen Shell has joined a long list of companies being forced by public pressure into crisis management over not taking the hint to back out of business ventures with Russia as the invasion of Ukraine …
Why This Should Be The Year Of Crisis Preparedness For Your Brand
Would you be ready if you needed crisis management today? When a full 63% of your brand’s market value can be tied directly to how strong its reputation is, a single negative news article or popular social media post bashing …
Celebrating 28 Years of Bernstein Crisis Management
Turns out you can “just” do crisis management… A long time ago, in a strange and wonderful galaxy known as Los Angeles County, intrepid public relations expert Jonathan Bernstein took a leap of faith. Trusting his belief that a firm …
Crisis Communications Tips for Recorded Talks
Expert advice for hard conversations with clients, the media, and anyone in between. Tough conversations with clients are a part of doing business in any vertical, and how you handle them can make the difference between someone leaving with a …
USPS Faces Another Crisis Communications Crunch
Breaking down a reputational tough spot The United States Postal Service (USPS) has seen no shortage of crisis communications challenges connected – directly or tangentially – to its strange status as a business enterprise operated by the federal government. Though …
How Much Damage Do You Want to Incur From a Major Business Interruption?
Recent burst of serious disruptions highlights need for crisis preparedness and planning Ransomware hackers shut down a critical oil pipeline. A single ship blocks the entire Suez Canal. Animal rights protestors blockade four McDonald’s distribution centers in the UK, impacting …
Premeditated Stupidity
University of South Carolina President Plagiarizes Speech If you have any doubt about whether stupidity has any relationship to IQ or education, the answer is clearly “no” as exemplified by the University of South Carolina’s president, Retired Army Lt. Gen. …
Practicing Restraint of Pen, Tongue and Send Button
A critical crisis prevention best practice That darn Send button. It’s much too easy to click the Send button on any communications device and just as easy for whatever you send to be (a) misunderstood; (b) shared with others …
Reputation Management in Seussville
The following, from author Kristopher Scott, originally appeared in Platform Magazine’s March edition. Thanks to Kris and the crisis experts quoted, including Dorothy Crenshaw, Jason Mudd, and BCM founder Jonathan Bernstein for giving us permission to reprint! Reputation Management: The …
So You Got A Bad Review. Now What?
So You Got A Bad Review. Now What? When your rating drops on review sites, it’s time for a quick crisis management response While sometimes it’s tempting to think of crisis management solely in terms of celebrity misbehavior, CEO apologies, …
Cyber Incident Response Plans – Turning Words into Action
By: John Cleary, Shareholder, and Kayleigh Shuler, Associate, Polsinelli PC, Tech Transactions and Data Privacy Practice Group Recent years have seen companies large and small continue to grapple with the much-feared cyber incident. Yet surprisingly few have meaningful and …
Katherine Heigl Puts Grassroots Crisis Management To Work In Hollywood Return
Should your organization be considering this powerful tactic for building both influence and audience? Once you’ve been in this business long enough you can’t seem to avoid spotting crisis management lessons everywhere. While perusing the latest entertainment news and celeb …
Crisis Management in 2021 – Are You Ready for the New Reality?
Looking at the many issues impacting crisis management in the new year [Keep an eye out for the link to our new (and free!) preparedness survey – 10 Questions To Ask Yourself About Crisis Management in 2021 – at …
5 Tips: How to Select a Crisis Management Consultant
5 Tips: How to Select a Crisis Management Consultant Choose the right crisis management consultant with this advice from an expert First, what IS a crisis management consultant, at least in the world of PR? Well, the best analogy we’ve …